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Second-half surge helps Blitzers sink Sparta

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Although soccer is unquestionably a team-first sport, unexpected individual talents often shine through to turn the tide of a match.

Glancing through FC Buffalo’s history, those individual talents have been Dan Stevens’ vision, Mike Unwin’s…

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FC Buffalo to clash with Sparta on Friday - VIDEO

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Triumphant in its debut match of the 2013 season, FC Buffalo returns to the All-High Stadium pitch Friday against FC Sparta Michigan (1-1).

Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the gate, the Black…

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Veteran Andy Tiedt propels FC Buffalo past Zanesville Athletic

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All it took was 90 minutes of action for FC Buffalo to match its entire 2012 win total.

A goal and an assist from former University at Buffalo striker Andy Tiedt was enough to spot the Blitzers a 2-0 lead by the 55th minute, and Brendan Murphy’s team…

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FC Buffalo signs Englishman, UB keeper to summer roster

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With the overwhelming majority of his 2013 summer roster already set, FC Buffalo head coach Brendan Murphy can now focus on filling holes, ensuring competition at all positions and luring out-of-towners he’s…

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Blitzers get ‘Bull’-ish with roster

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FC Buffalo head coach Brendan Murphy took advantage of his previous stint as an assistant coach with the University at Buffalo Bulls to sign two players: midfielder Richard Craven and defender-forward…

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FC Buffalo inks eight more, brings roster to 20

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FC Buffalo head coach Brendan Murphy has quickly stockpiled talent for the Blitzers’ summer 2013 roster, as 20 players have already committed before the start of February.

In years past, the local NPSL club’s roster hasn’t been finalized…

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FC Buffalo adds four trialists to roster

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FC Buffalo has signed four more players for the 2013 season, the team reported Wednesday evening.

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Buzz around Rozzano for FC Buffalo

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In soccer, attackers are a special breed. The temptation to push flair above substance is great—from a young age, blossoming strikers dream of ripping the perfect side-volley, daintily chipping the keeper or smashing a 20-yard shot into the “upper-90”…

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FC Buffalo tabs Murphy as new head coach

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FC Buffalo co-owner Nick Mendola announced Wednesday morning that the Blitzers have hired Brendan Murphy as the semi-pro soccer club’s new head coach.

Murphy is currently…

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Coach K out as FC Buffalo manager

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The FC Buffalo Blitzers’ coaching situation has been in limbo since the close of a 2012 campaign that saw the team miss the NPSL post-season, the lone squad to miss out in the league’s Midwest-Great Lakes Conference.

A first step toward clarity…

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Sinking Cleveland: Blitzers look to avenge defeat

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FC Buffalo cannot afford to settle for a draw or loss in Sunday’s match against AFC Cleveland. Even though it’s early in the NPSL season, conceding further ground in the standings

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FC Buffalo settles on majority of roster, new faces abound

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FC Buffalo announced Thursday night that 17 more players have committed for this summer’s NPSL season, and 13…

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FC Buffalo: A new leaf

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{video_photo_caption}Photo of Blitzer lineup courtesy of Nate Benson

FC Buffalo soccer fans are getting accustomed to new faces, and due to the nature of the amateur National Premier Soccer League, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. 2010 team MVP Daniel Stevens buoyed his All-Star season into a full time gig in Finland with…

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2011 FC Buffalo Blitzer Awards

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{video_photo_caption}Photo of Bedlington Cup by Nate Benson

Thanks to team owners Nick Mendola, Scott Frauenhofer and Ryan Knapp, Buffalo.com was given the privilege of covering the FC Buffalo Blitzers over the past two years.  Although the team’s road has been bumpy at times, the peaks of the Bedlington match and…

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Unwin’s brace closes FC Buffalo tale

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{video_photo_caption}FC Buffalo's Mike Unwin by Nate Benson

It’s very unlike Mike Unwin to be tense before a match, especially when it’s against a team with a 1-10 record, playing back-to-back games on the road and already down to ten men due to a goalkeeper’s concussion.  If anything, the striker mentality would…

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